Flying with a surfboard on Delta Air Lines
Counts as a checked bag · up to 292 cm · 23 kg · 2 boards per bag.
- standard baggage allowance and fees by cabin and region
- over 50 lb charged the excess weight fee
- boards over 115 in (292 cm) length + width + height not accepted
- boards over 72 in not allowed on Delta Connection flights; call Reservations
- must be in a durable protective container designed for the board
- the old $150 sports fee was dropped in 2019
Delta Air Lines's sports baggage page · checked 2026-10. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
What surfers say
- Damaged (2024, HNL-LAX): A Hawaii longboarder flying to a Malibu contest padded her board with yoga mats and pool noodles, yet it arrived snapped in half; she said agents could do nothing, and Delta said it had no record but would process a filed claim. source
Surf trips on Delta Air Lines
Morocco (Marrakesh), Lisbon, Ericeira, Peniche, West Ireland (Shannon), Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (San José), El Salvador, Mexico, Sayulita (Puerto Vallarta), Mexico, Baja (Los Cabos), Peru (Lima), Puerto Rico, Barbados, Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Sydney, New Zealand (Auckland), Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, Senegal (Dakar), California, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, Panama, Chile (Santiago, for Pichilemu).